The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24

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their nets and enter tho 'poitical mil
pond, and enter it deep ut that" Wha
powerful ally of Mr.. Tillman, who ha
been coquotting in q jacl1-in-thc-boX-way
with this "political debutante," NIGH
not be elected to the United States Son
ate? We do not wish to be considered
at all pointed, rs assurances have been
gratuitously given from certain quarters
that thoro is "no combine" Wo know
Mr.. Tillman would not havo an office
because there is not "much love of self
III him, " and he has already "told the
dell to get behind him." Nor would
Dr. Iludal have an Office, because ho
says he "drcs not" mean to improve the
political condition Of the farmers. So
whch the oh8arciy is defeated, tho ring
broken up and the Government purged
OK It's present incompetent, imbccilc and
eXtravnGGnt officials and clCanscd OF their
cuttlG-tiSh dye, The offices will hayc to
DN tlllct by the dupcS who have been re-
crultCd by assurances Of "gcttiny in on
th" home Stretch" The disciples of this
latter school CXtOl the advantages Of
organization, apparently regardless Of
! Tie TACT that there are now in existence
two organizations Of the agricultural i'll
terc&!e Of the State, the Agricultural and
Icc,.anical Association and the Grange.
| When the organization of the latter was
i'll process its merits were similarly mag.
miicd, but tho echo has nearly died
away, and the lesson has been taught
that the material prosperity Of the farm
CT depends far moro upon individual en-
tcrprisc, energy and thrift than upor
organization.
We arc told that the object is to get us
out OF Old rutS. The trouble is we arc
arcad y out Of the Old ruts ana into the
new ones OF incidence, credit and cx-
travag0nco. We should be relegatcd to
the old ruts where all classes relied on
thclr own eXertions and did not expect
the Legislature to provide for them
when men were Industrious and frugal.
and paid their way as they wcnt-when
we had no homestead laws to debauch
the financial integrity of our people, and
no lien laws to beguile them into extrav-
| agancc, thriftlessness and dependence.
The fact is, the Government, 50 far from
being mindful of the public veal, in
transccnding its proper sphere to assist
our people, has, by process of wct-
nursing, undermined their scli-rcIancc
end dWartcd their spirit Of manhood and
Independence. Taught to rely upon
homestead exemptions and lien laws.
many OF them III their cnervatCd condi-
ton now turn their eyes to Ca} tain Till
man presumably with tho expectation of
quaiis and mamma. We'll may he remark
| that he feels deeply the heavy response
bllltlcs resting upon him, as great
many have vague and unreasonable IDEAS
OF something wonderful or great being
accomplished by his convention. Under
his leadership they have been taught to
regard the maladministratiOn Of govern
| Mrnt MS the cause Of their woes, and
either through the medium Of expert
mental stations, IL change o. boards of
an agricultural college, or IL ruoTG&niza-
| tIun Oi the Government, or III some other
! permanent relief and great future bcne-
fits, while Mr.. Tillman and his crew are
! preparing for Il refreshing BATH in the
pleasant waters of the political mill
pond.
10 me it appears but little less Il an
criminal to dissatisfy and encrvatc our
people by this continual gnbb!o about
Their poverty and the "hopeles8ncss of
their condition. Instead OF fostering q
SpnrS OF independence by eXhorting them
to rely on their own cXcrtions, to teach
them to attribute the unsatisfactory re-
suits OF Incidence, extravaganza and a
lack OF thrift to the disregard and imbo-
clh'N OF the Government. There never
mas Decn III tins country but one method
OF solving the problem how one was to
get his pork and beans, and that is to
work Tor them The Legislature does
not iced merchants, lawyers or doctors,
ana mother by experimental stations, re-
| organizations Of boards, nor agricultural
colleges Will 1t any more feed the farm
crS than Capt. Tillman and his crew can
hit themselves over the fence by thoir
| boOt-straps.
| IN conclusion, / think [ voice the SON
tlmcnt OF the intelligent and respectable
! farmers OF the State when [ say | have
no sympathy with Mr.. Tillman in the
| conduct OF his movement, nor do his
resolutions, promulgated and adopted by
the April Convention, reflect my views,
and hlS reckless and disrespectful charges
| against the State Government seem moro
like the rawlings Of fanatic than the
'lttcrmces Of man equipped to lead any
| cInSs OF our citizens. On behalf of the
farmers OF the State [ feel warranted in
saying that though we may be "fast sink
INK to the level of scrfs, hewers of wood
and drawers of water" VIC are not vet
prepared to claim brotherhood with the
lNDormg classes Of tho North. Taking
no stock III the war of the masses upon
inc classes, we cannot be rallied by the
tradncers OF our past Democratic admin
lE$tratlons and the disciples of "Honry
George to contend against the ablest and
prrest of our public servants and our
own Government.
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